Quick and Easy Buying Guide
Carat weight: 1 carat = 200 milligrams = 6.5 mm diameter. Doubling weight doesn't double diameter.
Diamond clarity: FL/IF/VVS/VS = super expensive, near perfect. SI = best value if you can check a photo for obvious inclusions (defects).
Color: D-G = colorless, expensive, only if you have money to burn. H-J = best value. Can go lower in gold metal settings than white metal.
Cut: Better cut ratings let more light into a diamond, making it sparkle more. Very important property, don't skimp here.
Set a budget and minimum cut (Premium). Go J color for gold and I/H for white metals. Go searching for SI1/SI2 clarity diamonds at James Allen. Pick a diamond with small/no inclusions. Choose a ring setting and buy it risk-free (60-day returns).
Found today: this 2.08 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
This stone pairs a genuinely colorless grading (F color) with a low priced SI1 clarity grading.
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If you eyeball this 2.08 carat stone and think to yourself, "that stone is too small", consider whether you can compromise by lowering other properties, for example color or cut in order to get for a bigger diamond. Weighing up the $23570 cost for this diamond, make sure you consider whether any of the property qualities are excessive for your needs.
The difference between any neighbouring colors from the D-E-F color range can only be detected in a specialist laboratory environment, with the significance that this F color diamond is indistinguishable when compared with diamonds rated one color either side of it. The SI clarity group of diamonds (which this SI1 clarity diamond is part of) is the happy hunting ground for diamond bargain hunters. Look for a diamond that appears "clean" to the naked eye, either by examining the diamond in person, or by checking out an online enlarged photo of the diamond. Girdle thickness (for this diamond the girdle is "Medium") can play an important role in the apparent size of the diamond, which is detailed in my article about girdle thickness. Many different companies will provide an Ideal cut rating of diamond, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the situation here) perfect in terms of proportions and the overall shape.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 2.08 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $23570 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.5% Table: 56.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 8.12*8.20*5.10 Item number: 1335779 |
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